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Gary C. StensonMurrieta, CA, 92562?? (619) 540-0332 ?? gary.christopher@Summary of Qualifications21 Years of experience and integrity in over 32 countries as a U.S. Navy SEAL. Reliable, honorable, ethical – and PROVEN. Extensive experience in: Security and Special Operations: leadership, managing, supervising, training, analyzing, strategizing, planning, collaborating across the breadth of security operations.. Strategic Communications/Diplomacy/Public RelationsProgram Management: collaborating, planning, analyzing and strategizing.Skilled Program Management/Project Manager, monitoring and controlling from inception to completion. Skilled in planning, schedule & time management. Exceptional compartmentalization/prioritization skills.Active DOS Secret Clearance (April 2008) & Inactive DOD Top Secret Clearance (January 2006)Education & TrainingMaster’s Strategic Communications and Marketing, National University - San Diego, CA Graduation [Maintain a 4.0 G.P.A., expected completion is October 2009]Bachelor of Arts (MAGNA CUM LAUDE), Old Dominion University – Intl. Studies/Middle East Intense, Norfolk, VALanguage ProficienciesSpanishHebrewArabic Professional ExperienceDepartment of State, Department of Diplomatic Security, WPPS II /BW [April 2008 – Present]Baghdad, IraqProviding Personal Protective Services to U.S. Ambassador, Iraq and other high ranking diplomats. Maintain highest levels of expertise in small arms and heavy weapons, HS tactical driving, close-in personal protection, close-quarters-combative operations and entry. Ensure 24/7 residence surveillance, and static/mobile guard force. Conduct intelligence gathering, analysis, dissemination, and risk assessments to ensure security of ambassador, coordinate route reconnaissances, venue advances, and movement. Interact with diplomats as necessary. Naval Special Warfare [October 1986 – February 2008] Norfolk, VA/ San Diego, CA Naval Special Warfare Group ONENaval Special Clearance Team ONESEAL Team SEVENSEAL Team EIGHTNROTC Hampton RoadsNaval Special Boat Squadron TWOSEAL Team FOURGary C. StensonPage 2Assistant Operations Officer/Pacific Command Operations Officer – Was primary source of continuity for Naval Special Warfare (Navy SEALs) operations in Southeast Asia. Subject Matter Expert (SME) on all NSW activities in Southeast Asia for company. Manned, trained, equipped and sustained Naval Special Warfare’s West Coast SEAL Teams over 2000 Navy SEAL and logistical and administrative support personnel. Forged strong relations with stakeholders, collaborated, conducted critical thinking and problem solving.Coordinated official visits both in and out of South East Asia. Coordinated and tracked Time Phased Force Deployments Documents. Tracked and ensured Inter-Deployment Training Cycles of all West Coast U.S. Navy SEAL Teams.Conducted numerous special projects towards acquiring future maritime mobility assets and platforms for Navy SEAL Teams use in locating, isolating, exploiting and analyzing for actionable intelligence.Maintained high productivity while balancing competing mand Training Officer - Training Officer for over 150 Navy SEALs, Marine Recon, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel.? Was company’s subject matter expert in Shallow Water Mine Clearance Missions (MCM). Coordinated countless Official VIP visits, events, and capability demonstrations for the company.Managed and ensured all training of 250 personnel and 12 marine mammals to ensure rock solid tactics during clandestine MCM Operations utilizing Combat Divers, Marine Mammals, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, and Unmanned Underwater VehiclesQualified/trained personnel in small arms safety and marksmanship, communications, mission planning, escape and evasion, Marine Mammal HandlersBoard Chairman for Arms, Ammunitions and Explosives Safety Qualification/Certification Program: Officer in-Charge of all arms, ammunitions and explosives safety for the command, tracking personnel training, and manning requirements during training operations. Built the company’s Explosive Safety Program from the ground up, and ensured strict compliance with local, state, federal, and global regulatory laws. Maintained high priorities while balancing competing priorities.Program Manager/Marine Mammal Platoon Officer: Officer-in-Charge over the U.S. military’s ONLY Marine Mammal Program located at remote (decentralized) facility. Managed the program and special projects associated with the program with high levels of architectural integration. Ensured manning, training, readiness, and physical security of the largest & most logistically intense departments. Managed 66 highly specialized personnel (Navy SEALs, EOD, and Marine RECON), 12 Dolphins (Marine Mammal Systems –MMS) valued at $70M dollars, and 34 specialized small craft (boats).?? Oversaw a $400M dollar budget.Developed timelines, strategies, emerging requirements, critical thinking and problem solving. Subject Matter Expert and PR Rep. for over 150 official and non-official visits. Coordinated countless capabilities demonstrations, Distinguished Visitors (DVs) visits and briefings. Spokesperson to the media and applauded for my verbal and written communications skills. Forged strong relations with media and stakeholders. Ensured effective crisis communications. Ensured all personnel administrative requirements and performance reviews.Facilities Management: Ensured all physical security requirements including 24/7 guard force and video surveillance to ensure the safety of multi-million dollar marine mammals, as well as designed and implemented crisis action plan. Renovated and upgraded 3 multi-million dollar buildings, a multi-million dollar pier system, Marine Mammal floating pens, pools and pumps. Direct liaison to Naval Sea Systems Command during research and development of sensitive programs. Oversaw the research, development, and sea trials of next generation, special program insertion craft. Developed operator training pipeline in use today by special operations operators. Gary C. StensonPage 3Current Operations Officer –Immediately following events of September 11, 2001 – one of the first U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Oversaw, managed, tracked over 200 U.S. SOF and Coalition SOF operations. Conducted daily commander’s briefings, mission vetting, and support requirements. Conducted extensive coordination with managers, department heads, and corporate level officers to ensure synchronization of operations. Ensured all physical security requirements as well as guard force security over 24/7 Tactical Operations Center. Interacted with media as necessary to ensure transparency, accuracy, and credibility.Personally conducted over 30 SOF Joint and Combined missions. SEAL Liaison onboard P-3 aircraft to ensure Command, Control and Communications (CCC), reconnaissance and surveillance during over 32 additional U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) and coalition SOF missions resulting in 100% mission success.Platoon OfficerLed and managed a team of 8 SEAL operators in 20 successful special operations missions in Kosovo. Conducted 15 successful Quick Reaction Force (QRF) missions. Coordinated and ensured detailed courses of action analysis, mission planning, briefing, marketing, coordination, and prosecution.Conducted high risk Personal Protective Security (Protective Services Detail) operations for Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe in Albania, and to other high ranking naval leadership. Conducted targeting based on actionable intelligence, developed courses of action and mission planning, ensured logistics support, developed mission briefings and marketed capabilities. Spearheaded, planned, coordinated, first ever comprehensive, Aircraft Carrier/ Battle Group War Game exercise in Slovenia.? Exercise participants included over fifteen U.S. and Slovenian fixed wing aircraft and rotary wing aircraft, U.S. Navy SEALs and Slovenian Special Forces Units.Student - Selected to transition from navy enlisted to naval officer. Less than 1 % of students navy-wide are selected to make this transition. Returned to SEAL Teams as a Naval Special Warfare Officer having graduated Magna Cum Laude. Political Science National Honor Society, Geography National Honor Society, History National Honor Society, Golden Key National Honor Society. SEAL Operator and MedicMaintained US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) presence in all Latin American and Caribbean areas of operation, conducted demolition of 800’ communications tower following U.S. invasion of Panama and in support of?Operation Just Cause. Conducted countless Foreign Internal Defense (FID) missions with host nation counter-parts, to include mission profiles in Counter Insurgency (COIN), Counter Guerilla Warfare, Riverine Interdiction Operations, Counter-Drug Operations. Training Department Instructor for Jungle Warfare Operations. Trained over 150 SEAL operators in Jungle Warfare Operations including reconnaissance and surveillance, direct action assaults, combat search and rescue, personnel recovery, close quarters combat, marksmanship, and other special warfare operations. Personally located downed civilian passenger jet, marked the plane, recovered 21 multi-nationals bodies from 100 feet of sea water. Interacted with the media to ensure transparency, accuracy and credibility.Developed and trained the Bolivian Navy Counter Narcotics Riverine Forces to ensure effective counter narcotics and enforcement operations under President Reagan’s War on Drugs campaign in Central and South America Area of Operations. Conducted extensive Reconnaissance and Surveillance Operations and training in support of Bolivian Counter Narcotic operations.? Coordinated, deconflicted, and collaborated with US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) daily.Awards / Honors / Special AccomplishmentsAir Medal w “Strike”Joint Service Commendation Medal Navy Commendation Medal Navy Achievement- 4th Award Combat Action RibbonPresidential Unit CitationJoint Meritorious Unit Award Navy Unit Commendation MedalMeritorious Unit Commendation Medal Good Conduct Medal- 3rd AwardNational Defense Service MedalArmed Forces Expeditionary MedalKosovo Campaign MedalArmed Forces Services MedalSea Service Deployment Ribbon – 7th AwardNavy Arctic Services RibbonNATO Medal Global War on Terrorism Service MedalGlobal War on Terrorism Expeditionary MedalAfghanistan Campaign MedalExpert Rifle Marksmanship RibbonExpert Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon ................
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